Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Well yes, I suppose you did miss my point.
The point was to highlight the misrepresentation of what the FAA promises to the public it will do to correct irresponsibility within the airlines vs. What they actually demonstrate in reality. Here they claim they'll come down hard on the carriers with an X figure per passenger as the potential fine, but assess only 3.5% of that. Considering it was a single carrier with multiple infractions on a day where no other carrier had any and arguably a worst-case scenario for this fine, it's slap on the wrist.
If you want another example of my point, the NPRM FT/DT limits as a result of the Colgan accident would be something to consider. Years later and still nowhere to be found.
Bottom line: When it comes to the Feds policing the airlines, it's a joke.
So the fine was only a fraction of the $27,500 per passenger?
OK - does that mean that mitigating circumstances are taken into account when dishing out the fines?
Who decides these fines - a panel? Made of whom? Judges?
Are you saying that for any reason the deadline is broken that the maximum penalty should be awarded? It isn't like that is other aspects of the law.
You didn't say where the money goes when fines are given. Do you know?
As for policing airlines....if not the gov't, who?
The airlines themselves? From what I see on this forum it seems that the last people you would want policing airlines are the airlines (management) themselves.
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